Sunday, July 18, 2010

Ode to the drop cloth, oh how I love thee! Seriously, you might remember from the post about the upholstering of our reading nook bench, just how wonderful I discovered drop cloths to be. Now my love runs ever deeper!

This is the pergola off of our stamped concrete patio. Last year we added a little one step up deck to the patio. We love the stamped concrete still after about 13 years but it's difficult to add onto and we had sort of outgrown the size of it. Plus we didn't have shade in the late evenings. We luckily have that stand of pine trees all the way across our back and that helps most of the day. Even with the pergola, Matt felt that we weren't getting quite enough shade so we started brainstorming. After several trips to JoAnns to look at muslin and oilcloth and $unbrella fabric ($44.00 a YARD, OUCH!) We gave up and picked up 2 4 x 15 drop cloths for about 6.00 each. Matt tacked them down with white pvc firring strips on top of the pergola pieces. Even if we have to replace these every year, it's a better deal!

SPEAKING OF DEALS!!! We've been wanting a chaise but they are a bit hefty on the wallet. As I pulled into Goodwill (I'm on the search for something special!) I saw a green one outside the door with a mildew covered cushion. $35.00. I dropped my money and the cushion and called Matt to tell him our good fortune! 2 cans of heirloom white later and she's good as new! Do you see her up there on the left? We did get a new cushion and pillow at HD on clearance so double bonus points! OH, before I left GW, Peyton and I spied a bunch of dress forms. We picked out the oldest one (she has THE most character with a silver oblong head and lovely silver legs that end in little paw feet~!) She's just gonna be GAWWWGEOUS with a coat of white paint standing in the corner of one of the girls rooms! (I'm holding this over P's head so she get's her room clean!) Isn't she lovely?

hey woman! :) I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE your pergola! Did I mention how much I love your pergola? lol The drop cloth idea is great too! You are one blessed little girl to have found your chaise for $35 bucks! I bet your did a happy dance. :) Your dress form is totally sweet..my mom has one with a vintag wedding dress on it...OH so pretty!We are finally back home and trying to get caught up on everything that happens while you're away........you know, grass grows, dust settles, laundry explodes! lol Can't wait to get it all done and get back to normal...whatever that is. :)Thanks again for blogging for me...I SO appreciated it!Have a great week!!Love yaMissy

OMGoodness!!!!!! Everything is just fabulous. I especially love the.......EVERYTHING. Ahhhh, I'm just going to dream about have the covered outdoor space. The outdoor fabric is psycho expensive, OY! How great that you thought of another option=0) You are so clever...love it.

Thanks for stopping by and your super sweet comment. It was really nice of you=0)

I totally agree....we both have great catches as hubbies!Please tell Matt TJ is not trying to ignore him about the drumset, our lives have been crazy busy the past couple of weeks! I do know that the one Matt likes has been discontinued. :( TJ will email him later and explain it all...I'm sure he can find another one to love, they have SO many! :)Love you girlfriend!Missy

What a great idea with the dropcloths-- they add so much to your pergola, which is already fantastic by itself! I just made the initial request to my husband to think about building one for me...seed planted. Maybe by next spring! :)

And what a great find on the dress form-- I have yet to find one secondhand and they are SO pricey new!

HI, I love your pergola idea. Very clever. I just wanted to say hi to a fellow mother of twins. :) I also have boy/girl twins, they are 25 now. I can't tell you how many times I've been asked if they were identical. Even now! I always just smile and answer, "no".

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